Israel’s largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization is expected to raise thousands to support lifesaving of people of Israel regardless of race, religion, or national origin
Beverly Hills, CA- (February 6, 2019) – Friends of United Hatzalah of Israel (www.israelrescue.org)announced today that Jay Leno, former host of The Tonight Showwith Jay Lenowill be the recipient of the Humanitarian Award for his support and work with Hatzalah at the 1stAnnual Los Angeles Gala, taking place on Thursday February 28that the Beverly Hilton, featuring an uplifting performance by Israeli recording artist Dudu Aharon and hosted by Israeli model Esti Ginzburg. For more information on the gala WWW.UHLAGALA.COM.
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend the philanthropic event, including elected officials, civic figures and community leaders. The evening will pay tribute to the 5,000 volunteers around the country that are the core of United Hatzalah of Israel and the organizations’ capabilities of providing service to an entire country around the clock – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
“We are very excited to be holding our first gala in Los Angeles,” said President and Founder of United Hatzalah of Israel, Eli Beer. “The community there has been tremendous in supporting the lifesaving work that we do in Israel and we are happy to be able to provide them with this chance to partner with us and getting more involved with saving lives in Israel.”
United Hatzalah is the largest independent, non-profit, fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization that provides the fastest and free emergency medical first response throughout Israel. United Hatzalah’s service is available to all people regardless of race, religion, or national origin. With the help of our unique GPS technology and our iconic ambucycles, the average response time is less than 3 minutes across the country and 90 seconds in metropolitan areas.
About Jay Leno: Mr. Leno’s position as one of television’s most significant entertainers has continue with the high ratings and awards achieved by his CNBC series, “Jay Leno’s Garage” just starting its fifth season.